In these questions, find out the part of the sentence that has an error. Choose 'D' if there is no error.
For an educated man of the time, virtualy the only way to gain power and prestige (A)/ was studying the Confucian classics (B)/and work his way up the ladder (C)/as a scholar-official.
For several reasons (A)/social psychologists have been studying (B)/ the effects competition (C)/ on performance and productivity.
Each of these questions consists of a word, given in CAPITALS, followed by four words. Choosethe word that is most nearly the same in meaning to the word givenin CAPITALS. Since some of the questions require you to distinguish the fine shades of meaning, be sure to consider all the choices before deciding which oneis the best:
Each of these questions consists of a word, followed by four words. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given in question: